November 11, 2009 Beef O Brady's Gulfport 4:30pm
Meeting called to order by Madame Vice President Gail Forrester. Members
present: Betsy Sramek, Sunya Laws, Sherry Bass, Anita Sanzin, Karen White-Edwards and guest Cindy Richards, Sherry
Masters, Sherry Peneguy, Alicia Urbanitch, Virginia Kenny, and Sunya Laws
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Welcome guests, and guest speaker
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Inservice: Ric Rogers from Medline-Topic: Insulcan detects breaks in insulation of lap instruments.
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Review last meeting minutes
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Announcements: Coast Wide Christmas Party in Long Beach on Dec 5th. - Dinner party w/Medline November
18th at the Dock. POC Ric Rogers. -Our chapter Christmas party Dec 9th at Salute's Restaurant in Gulfport at 6pm. -
October 21, 2009 Beef O Brady's Gulfport 4:30pm
Meeting called to order by Madame President Mary Corley. Members present: Betsy
Sramek, Sunya Laws, Sue Bowers, Gail Forrester, Anita Sanzin, Karen White-Edwards, Carlis Daniels, Tom Boswell, Sherry Masters,
Luz Fargas, Carol Yon, Margie Allen, Alicia Urbanitch
Inservice by Clay Newsome from IMS.
Financial report (virginia absent) Balance still $4701.00 Motioned
by Betsy and 2nd by Carol that we move forward with the SEES candy sale. Betsy suggested we sell for $2.00
each this time due to rise in cost. Last year we sold for $1.50 a bar. Virginia to reimburse Besty inital
fees for the first orders. This time we will order more chocolate with almonds/nuts.
Still need to reimburse Mary for Leadership Conference.
Christmas party location/suggestions: 1. Salutes 2. Bayou Bluff Tennis Club 3. Olive Garden.
Sunya to collect menus/room bookings and pricing and will confirm choices by email for president to decide. Meeting
adjourned by
president Mary Corley.
September 23, 2009: Memorial Hosp at Gulfport
2nd floor conference room.
Meeting called to order by Madame President Mary Corley. Members present:
Sherry Bass, Sunya Laws, Betsy Sramek, Tom Boswell, Ivory Dixon, Gail Recore, Sherry Masters, Sue Bowers, Alicia Urbanitch,
and Karen White-Edwards.
Inservice by Kristie Palermo from Biogel products. Topic:
Biogel Latex Allergies. 1 hr CEU offered. Also presented new products for us to try out at our facilities.
Sunya offered 2 free CEU online from Medline University.
New President: Wants to set Christmas Party date for Dec 9th, bring
back location suggestions at next meeting. Wants to do lots of fundraising. Charity project: donation to
local charity or women's shelter.
We owe Mary money for leadership conference. Virginia to reimburse.
Miss Council owes Betsy $25.00.
Reviewed last month's meeting on line
Same balance on CD's $4701.00
Want to offer a warm welcome to Karen White-Edwards from Garden Park to
the coast and to our chapter.
Meeting adjourned..
May 20, 2009 Meeting called to order by Madame President: Betsy Sramek.
Members present: Sherry Bass, Anita Sanzin, Tom Boswell, Mary Corley, Alicia
Urbanitch, April Sanzin, Sherry Masters, Gail Recore, Carlis Daniels-Hinton, Sunya Laws, and Karen Walley
Primary Topic: ELECTION OF NEW OFFICERS:
Ballots are in: the following are our newly elected officers
for 2009-2010:
of course: MARY CORLEY (current president)
PRESIDENT ELECT: ALICIA URBANITCH
VICE PRESIDENT: GAIL RECORE
TREASURER: VIRGINIA KENNY
SECRETARY/WEBSITE DESIGNER: SUNYA
BOARD MEMBERS: CARLIS DANIELS, SHERRY MASTERS, SUE BOWERS
NOMINATING COMMITTEE: IVORY DIXON, KAREN WALLEY, AND TOM BOSWELL.
April 2009 Beef O Brady's
Dinner/Inservice compliments of Ted Pearson of On Q Pain Pump.
No business discussed.
March 11,2009 Beef O'Brady's
Meeting called to order by Madame President Betsy Sramek:
Members present Sherry Bass, Tom Boswell, Anita Sanzin, Virginia
Kenny, Sherry Masters, Gail Forrester, Shirley Gunter, Karen Walley.
Topics: Cancelled Easter Candy fundraiser. Will try to do Sees
Candy Bars in fall which was BIG success.
Still on track to send Mary Corley to leadership conference in summer.
Sunya cancelled due to AAAHC visit to her facility. Will try to send next time.
Could not get enough facilities to support another suture closing workshop.
Will attempt next year in the spring.
February 18, 2009
Meeting called to order b y Madame President: Betsy Sramek.
Members present: Sherry Bass, Anita Sanzin, Virginia Kenny, Sherry Masters, Gail Recore, Shirley Gunter, Kristy Warner, Carlis
Daniels-Hinton, Sunya Laws, and Karen Walley
Thank to our sponsor, Terumo Medical
Primary Topic: Delegates to attend
congress: Motion made by Sherry Bass to give delegates 300.00 each for expenses. Motion seconded by
Sherry Masters, checks presented by Virginia.
Betsy: we made a profit of $1000.00 off candy sale. (THANKS TO ALL
WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES). WE APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK!!
Betsy: another fundraiser to order Easter candy as next fundraiser.
Seconded by Sunya Laws. Sales to start in March. More info to follow. Virginia to sell the rest of leftover ornaments
at BridgeFest.
Financial Report: Virginia: Balance in Hancock Bank is 2670.50.
Betsy to deposit $2400.00 plus $100.00 American Express Checks donated by Stryker Endoscopy. (subtract $900.00 from balance).
Leadership Conference: Motion to send Mary Corley (president elect,
and Sunya Laws, secretary) Seconded by Sherry Masters. Sunya to research dates, costs, travel and details for
next meeting. MS council may donate money to send someone. Last year they gave us $300 but no one was unable to
attend.
Wound Closure Workshop: Sunya to spearhead and coordiante the
event. Will present at Memorial Hospital Education Facility. More to come. Tentatively scheduled for May
16th (Saturday). Ethicon Rep to sponsor.
January 14,
2009 at Beef-O-Brady's Gulfport
1700
Meeting called to order by Madame President: Betsy Sramek. Members
present: Sherry Bass, Tom Boswell, Ivory Dixon, Anita Sanzin, Mary Corley, Sunya Laws, Sherry Masters, Gail Recore,
Alicia Urbanitch, Karen Walley, Carlis Daniels-Hilton, Carol Susan Yon, Bill Hertzog, and special guest, Helen Milstead.
Top Discussion: Delegates Selections are as follows: Betsy (chair),
Tom and Carlis will be delegates, motioned and seconded, unanimously.
Dec 17, 2009:
Annual Christmas Party at Al Fresco's 6
pm
Members present:
Betsy Sramek President
Sherry Bass, Anita Sanzin, April Sanzin, Debbie Henley, Sue
Bowers,Tom Boswell, Alicia Urbanitch, Karen Walley, Sunya Laws, Melissa Carriere,
Shirley Gunter, Melba Moss, Josh Smithart. and Margie Allen.
Door prizes were given and we had a lot of fun. Special
thanks to our sponsors for their generosity.
November 18, 2008:
Meeting at Red Eye Grill Biloxi Cedar Lake
Meeting called to order by madame President: Betsy Sramek
Members Present: Sherry Bass, Ivory Dixon, Anita Sanzin, Mary Corley, Virginia Kenny,
Sunya Laws, Deborah Floyd, Any Yount, Debbie Henley, Shirley Gunter, Novalin Dodson, Paula Koen, Alicia Urbanitch, Mary Harvey,
Karen Walley, Carlis Daniels-Hinton, Carol Susan Yon, Deborah McWilliams, Melissa Carriere, Cynthia Powell, Meri-Michaelle
Pittman,
Review Last minutes
Delegate Selection Possibilities: Betsy, Mary, Tom, Sue, Gail and Shirley,
Carlis, Ivory, Melissa
(we can send 3 delegates according to size of our chapter membership). To
be chosen next meeting.
Announcements: Welcome guests Karen Walley. Financial report:
Virginia: need to reimburse Sherry 197,25 for previous funding for food for a meeting. Voted and motioned to donate
$100.00 to Brad Carrierre fundraiser . Seconded and approved to donate.
Fundraising for SEE's candy bars and ornaments in progress. Candy bars are $36.00/box
and ceramic ornaments are 10.00 each. Facilities committed to sell ornaments: Hancock-10. MHG-15 GCOSC-10
SR-10, OS-5, BR-15, GPOP-10, GP-10, VA-10, Keesler-5.
Suggestions for Christmas party: Vrazel's, Great Southern Club, Montana's, The Dock,
etc,... Sunya to coordinate and notify all of party time and location.
1845: meeting adjourned by president.
Meeting October 15, 2008 at 1700
Beef-O-Brady's Hwy 49 Gulfport
Meeting called to order by madame Vice President Mary Corley (president unable
to attend).
Members present: Sherry Bass, Sunya Laws, Tom Boswell, Virginia Kenny, Sherry
Masters, Sue Bowers, Gail Recore, Shirley Gunter, Paula Koen, Alicia Urbanitch, Carol McKnight, Mary Harvey, Anita Sanzin,
Margaret Clevenger
Review Last minutes
Delegate Selection Possibilities: Betsy, Tom, Sue, Gail and Shirley
(we can send 3 delegates according to size of our chapter membership). To
be chosen next meeting.
Announcements: Welcome new member, Margaret from Keesler and Karen Walley
GCOSC.
Will try to get Ivory to rejoin. Her membership expired.
Financial Report: Virginia- checking balance 3633.00. CD #1 Hancock: 3340.00
and CD#2 Regions 3886.00.
Education: 2 CEU free from medscape nursing titled Chronic Fatigue Syndrome:
From Diagnosis to Management
Fundraising: Betsy/Sherry to set up
selling candy bars for fundraiser. If we can make 1000.00 profit. Moved and 2nd to do this one. We are asking
that all coast facilities participate: VA, Keesler, GP, MHG, BRMC, OS, Hancock, & GCOSC.
Virginia to bring us back more info on ceramic ornaments sales. Minimum order is 100
which will cost 1250.00
Anita: great fundraising idea to sell T-Shirts. Will bring info next meeting and
aim for sale after the holidays.
Local News/Events: Lovenox Party on Nov 3rd at Vrazel's in Gulfport.
Sherry to follow up. Presented our first color copy of our new logo that can used on correspondence, letterheads, envelopes,
and etc,. Everyone liked the lighthouse.
Next meeting, need to take officer pictures.
Adjourned
